Melchor Muzquiz

Melchor Muzquiz (5 January 1790-14 December 1844) was President of Mexico from 14 August to 24 December 1832, succeeding Anastasio Bustamante and preceding Manuel Gomez Pedraza. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Mexico.

Biography
Melchor Muzquiz was born in Santa Rosa, Coahuila, New Spain in 1790, and he fought in the Mexican War of Independence, becoming a colonel in 1816. In 1821, he supported Agustin de Iturbide's rise to power, but, as a republican congressional deputy, he opposed the creation of a monarchy. In 1824, from 1824 to 1827, and from 1831 to 1834, he served as Governor of Mexico City, and he also took part in the military coup against Vicente Guerrera in 1828. In 1832, when Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna revolted against Bustamante, Muzquiz was made acting President, and he served until compromise candidate Manuel Gomez Pedraza was chosen to serve as President after 24 December 1832. He lost the 1843 presidential election to Santa Anna, and he died in poverty a year later.